The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-18
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

ell CT when we'll mtiCStened before feed
ing.
No matter how hard the farmer
works if he does not labor with skill he
cannot keep up with the progress of the
times.
Like produce like, and it is impossi-
bic after grain is put irto the bin to tell
whether it came from large, vigorous
plant or not.
High farming is precisely like the
keeping of superior animals. To get the
best return, not only the animals but .he
soil must be well fed.
The man who puts up a barb-wire
fence in Nebraska is responsible for any
damages sustained by man or animals
coming in contact with it.
The american Duir1sldp says a thor
oughbIed COW in herd has a refining
influence in the family, and every farmer
should nave at least one in his herd.
When any part of the skin has been
frezen. apply snow, ice or cold water
The vicinity Of a FIRE or a warm room
should be avoided. If the part blisters
treat it as you would a burn.
a drop OF cold water placed IN the
lobs Of the ear will stop hiccougE, or if
this does not produce the desired effect,
press firmly on the arteries of the wrist
where the pulse is felt.
None Of the minor ills of life is more
troublesome than All iDgrOwiDg hail.
By pouring hot talIow in the corner Of
the nail. the hardened flesh is shrunken,
the nail sofUened, and relief almost
immediate.
DON'T put off trimming the vines 100
late in the season, OF it cannot be done
at all II the sap begins to flow cutting
the vines will cause them to "bleed,"
and the consequence will be no fruit
Trim when the weather is cold.
a fine saw is good implement for
cutting off the largeU grape-vines, and
sharp knife for the smaller ones. In all
cases make clean cut, without hacking
or bruslng the wood which is to remain
so The wound will heal up neatly and not
leave shattered stock TO bleed and rot.
Those who grow orchard grass should /
remember thai 1t is very early. 1t
should be cut or eaten before the seed /
stock becomes hard. Thus treated it
can be- cut oftner than any other grass,
and when seeded Oh rich ground will
make an astonishing amount of feed
per acre.
A growing inability to sleep in sick
ness is omiuOus OF a fatal result in
apparent health it indicates the failure
OF the mind and madness; so, ON the
other hand, in disease or dementia, a
very slight Improvement in the sleeping
should be hailed as the harbirger Of
restoration.
Many Of the ills affecting the hogs are
due 10 filthy pens. 1t is lot so much in
the amount OF filth that the difficulty is
met, as in the dampness caused by the
filth. Good, dry quarters are essential !
at this season for the swine. as larger
amount of corn must be used when they
are not comfortable.
A bad breath, no matter from what
cause, may be cured as follows Three
hours after breakfast teaspoonful of
the following mixture: Chlorate of
potash, two Grachms sweetened water,
four ounces. Wash the mouth OCCASION
ally with the mixture, and the breath
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The Fort Wayne Gazette says: Farmers
should be sure and sign every paper pre-
sented to them 10y a stranger. If the
stranger fOrgets to present one ask him
about it 1t may be added, if signed; it
may come back in the shape of pIomis-
sOrY note in the hands of the innocent(?)
parties and the courts. have decided sucL
must be paid.
In preparing food for stock, such as
cooked vegetable, chopped feed etc.
always season with salt. Every animal
Graves it and must have certain amount
of saline matter introduced into it's sys-
tem to enable It to thrive. Many ami
mails really suffer for the want of salt
and lose appetite, which is attributed
to some other cause,
1t is claimed that flock OF sheep can
be made more prolific by selection. In
this way the ShrOpshires that have been
improved so as to bring forth a greater
number of lambs, are selected as breed
ers, and gradually the breed has become
more prolific. and each eve, taking the
flock as a whole, produces an average of
one lamb and half per year.
A correspondent, who is an old fruit
grower says that he prefers winter to
spring for pruning his orchard. The
tree perhaps does not do any the better
for it, but the bark does not peel off SO
easily when rubbed by the ladder OF the
boot soles. Then, too, it is much easier
getting about in the tree tops when the
branches are free from blossoms OF
leaves.
When pullets are forced to lay early.
by stimulants OF highly concentrated
food, Il is an injury, as it taxes the vital
ity. a puIIet that is forced will lay
very small eggs for a while, and wher
she ceases. in order 20 nest, she will not
begin again as soon as matuTed hen.-
She becomes pIematurely old. and doe.
not prove, on the average as profitable
as when she is given ample time to ma
ture before beginning to lay.
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